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Hackers Hide Pulsar RAT Inside PNG Images in New NPM Supply Chain Attack

  • Deeba Ahmed--HackRead
  • published date: 2026-02-22 13:08:04 UTC

Cybersecurity researchers at Veracode reveal a typosquatting attack that disguises Pulsar RAT as images to bypass Windows security and antivirus programs.

A new type of cyberattack has been discovered that uses ordinary images to hide a dangerous virus. Experts at Veracode Threat Research found a malicious package on NPM, which is a massive website use… [+2521 chars]